We made it to Beijing a few hours ago and though it is now the middle of the night here, I am taking a little break to post. We flew over the North Pole yesterday and over Siberia -- it was all ice and snow and incredibly beautiful and peaceful and I felt blessed to be able to see this part of the Earth. However, its beauty was surely in a "as long as I don't have to be out there in it" kind of way.....it looks brutally cold.
Beijing caught me a by surprise....I knew it was a modern city but I don't think I realized how huge, bustling, and modern it would be. It makes me feel like a bit of a country bumpkin-- actually what it really makes me realize, though I already know this about myself, is that I like cities for a day or two-- I like seeing all the people and being in the action for a short time. But, for me, no man-made city ever compares to the beauty of the natural world -- I do hope to get to see some of that part of China as well.
I know what people like to see are photos and I will do my best to post some soon but right now the only photos I have are on my iphone and it is not totally cooperating with me here quite yet.
Tomorrow we do some siteseeing....see you then.....
No comments:
Post a Comment